Genesis 30:37-39
Then Jacob took fresh sticks of poplar and almond and plane trees, and peeled white streaks in them, exposing the white of the sticks. He set the sticks that he had peeled in front of the flocks in the troughs, that is, the watering places, where the flocks came to drink. And since they bred when they came to drink, the flocks bred in front of the sticks and so the flocks brought forth striped, speckled, and spotted.
Tag: Miracles In Business
Jacob was a shewed business man. He had struck a deal with his uncle (Laban ... a sleazy business man) that he would get to keep any lamb that was black or spotted. Laban gave him all the misfit animals but then made him separate them from his own flock by a three day journey. In Laban’s mind that would make it impossible for Jacob to grow his flock since the speckled and spotted flock he gave to Jacob would not be able to breed with his flock. However, that is not what happened. We have no idea what Jacob was doing in the above passage but apparently God used this method to increase Jacob’s share of the flock. The tricky Laban was outdone by the shrewd Jacob. We have no idea if what Jacob did was scientific or sleazy. What we do know is that God was wanting to bless Jacob (He had promised to do so in Genesis 28:10-17). God choose to use this method to do so. It is not the science behind what Jacob did, it is the God of heaven behind what Jacob did. God grows business. God makes our work ... work!! We have to be willing to trust God and to rely upon God in our business dealings. Jacob is probably not the best man to turn to in regard to integrity or character. Yet, we know that God will build a nation of Israel around him, as he eventually changes his name to Israel and uses his twelve boys as the tribes of Israel. God works miracles in business to grow what He wants to grow. Jacob used some type of genetic technique that God used as a tool to bless him. God does miraculous works in business. We simply have to do our part and ask for God’s blessings. The blessing for Jacob’s work came in chapter 28. The work still had to be done in chapter 30. But, it is God who gave the increase.
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